03.07.23

350cr plan for handling stubble

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ThePunjabgovernment plans to spend Rs 350 crore on providing the farmers with subsidised machinery for straw management in order to discourage the burning of crop residue.

Punjab Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture ministerGurmeet SinghKhuddian said on Sunday that his department had submitted this action plan to the central government to seek more than 20,000 machines and 1,000 custom hiring centres. This scheme will give up to 80% subsidy to the co-operative societies and other groups, besides 50% to the individual farmers.

The agriculture department has invited applications from the farmers, co-operative societies, farmer produce organisations (FPOs), and panchayats interested in getting subsidised CRM (crop residue management) machinery in Kharif season 2023. The machines areSuper SMS, Super Seeder, Smart Seeder, Happy Seeder, paddy straw chopper, shredder, mulcher, hydraulic reversible mould board plough, and zero till drill for in-situ management of stubble, along with baler and rake for ex-situ management.

Developing artificial lakes on the cards in Himachal

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The Himachal Pradesh government is contemplating to develop artificial reservoirs as vibrant tourist destinations in the state, offering a range of adventurous activities, including watersportsactivities, angling, bird watching and eco-tourism activities. Chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhusaid rules and regulations are currently being formulated to govern these activities.

Sukhu said Kangra District Administration has been directed to identify suitable sites to create an artificial lake, spanning one to two km, along a perennial river route. Additionally, 5.75 hectares of land has also been identified in Nagrota for setting up a wellness centre as well as an artificial lake with world-class fountains.

Stating that the government intends to increase the influx of tourists in the state to attract five crore tourists in the coming four to five years, he said the government has allocated Rs 70 crore for promoting adventure tourism activities at Pong Dam in Kangra, which will attract adventure Sports enthusiasts to the state.

63276 students apply for admission in Samarth portal

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A total of 63276 students from across the State have applied for admission to 333 higher educational institutions through the Samarth Portal. In the Samarth portal, students can register themselves in the institutions affiliated with Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University Tehri, Kumaon University Nainital, and Soban Singh Jeena University Almora. Apart from this, the Samarth portal includes 118 government colleges and 215 private institutions.

With the completion of the registration in the Samarth portal, all the registered institutes have started downloading the data of the students. The process of preparing the merit lists will also start soon by the respective institutions. The institutes will later release the merit lists online in this portal.

It may be recalled that the launched this portal to enable the candidates to apply for admissions in all the colleges under the State-based universities.

UP has made big leap in basic edu in 6 years: Yogi

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that Uttar Pradesh has made a big leap in the field of basic Education over the past six years and many schools which were on the verge of closure have been rejuvenated during this period because of a strong will, determined efforts, Resources, technology and innovation.

Inaugurating the Sampark Smartshala-Smart Block programme, a joint initiative of the Basic Education department and Sampark Foundation, held at Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium, the CM said that the Skilled India Mission, with better use of technology, was giving great results in improving the quality of education in the state.

Under the programme, 58 council schools in the city area and 68 in Chargawan block were equipped with LED TVs as well as maths and English kits. The CM personally provided kits to the teachers from five schools and also released the magazine of Sampark Foundation.

The chief minister said education is the foundation of Society. He said that prior to 2017, there were insufficient toilets, flooring, and drinking water facilities in the schools. With around 1.34 crore children attending about 1.56 lakh schools, there was also a severe shortage of teachers in schools, he added.

States first Female Library launched in Gumla

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The first 400 seater Hi-Tech Women‘s Library of Jharkhand was inaugurated by the Finance Minister, Government of Jharkhand, Dr Rameshwar Oraon. The said library has been named after India’s first woman teacher and social worker, Savitri Bai Phule.

All the basic facilities including books for every type of competitive examination have been made available in the library. There are thousands of books on various subjects which will prove helpful for any type of competitive exam.

On the occasion Oraon said that it is a matter of pride for the district that a library has been built in honor of women in the district in which women and students can come and do their studies in a peaceful Environment without any hesitation. He praised the DC and his team for better implementation of the ongoing library revolution in the district. He said that along with being a good officer, Sushant Gaurav has the identity of a good Personality, the result of which is being seen by the residents of the district.

Govt decision to rescind domicile policy for teachers job irks Left

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The withdrawal of domicile policy in the recruitment of teachers in state-run schools by the and Police lathicharge on aspirants for the post of teachers protesting against the decision has stirred up the Left forces again.

An agitated Left has called a meeting to chalk out their next course of action. They have also announced to raise the issue in the coming monsoon session of the assembly beginning July 10. The Left comprising CPI-ML, CPI and the CPM have 16 members in the state assembly, who are extending outside support to the Nitish government.

559 missing children rescued under Operation Muskan

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As many as 559 missing children, including 487 girls, have been rescued under the Chhattisgarh Polices Operation Muskan drive, it was announced.

Of the total, 76 were missing from Janjgir-Champa, 56 from Raipur and 52 each from Bilaspur and Sakti districts, an official statement said.

The rescue operation was organized between June 1 and 30 within Chhattisgarh and in other states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, , Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Karnataka, the statement said. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had ordered the Home Department to rescue the missing children.

Make development and welfare schemes accessible

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that information about development and public welfare schemes should be conveyed to the people in the district, villages and wards in an easy manner, so that it becomes easy for people to understand. People should be told about the all-round development in every area of the state. CM Fellow and Chief Minister Jan-Seva Mitra are doing good work, they should be given panchayat wise responsibility. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the 5th meeting of the Governing Body of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute for https://exam.pscnotes.com/good-Governance“>Good Governance and Policy Analysis at Samatva Bhawan, Chief Minister’s residence office. Co-operative and Public Service Management Minister Dr. Arvind Singh Bhadoria and Vice President of the Institute Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, office bearers and other officers were present in the meeting.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the work undertaken by the institute to improve the quality of PhD is commendable. He said that efforts are being made to increase the GSDP of the state to $550 billion.

Every 7.5 minutes, a cybercrime reported from Gujarat

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Between January 1, 2020, and May 15, 2023, Gujaratis made a total of 1.59 lakh applications related to cybercrime on theNational Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP) or helpline number 1930. It comes to 5,585 applications per month on an Average, 186 applications per day and average one application every 7.5 minutes.

Gujarat was among the nine states that recorded more than 1 lakh applications related to cybercrime during the said period, indicated data by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
The data was reported recently in an NCRB response to an RTI application filed by Jeetendra Ghadge, a Girgaon-based activist. Ghadge had sought details on the Percentage of applications related to cybercrime converted into FIRs by Police. In all, the national ratio was found to be 1.9% as 43,022 FIRs were filed based on 22.57 lakh applications. In comparison, Gujarat’s applications-to-FIR ratio was found to be less than half at 0.8% – the state police recorded 1,233 FIRs out of the 1.59 lakh applications.

ERCP to become the lifeline of eastern Raj in next few years

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No matter who wins the assembly , if the EasternRajasthanCanal Project (ERCP) is not completed within the stipulated deadline, there will be severe water scarcity in states 13 districts.

State Government officials working on the projects development said that if it is not completed on time then in the next five years the Population of 13 districts, including Jaipur, will face water scarcity.

Besides the projected Growth of population, the state government recently introduced a notification for providing drinking water connections in residential complexes across the state. The way multi-storey buildings are developing in Jaipur and district cities and town, ERCP will become essential in the coming times